overlay layers.py

from easing_functions import *
from drawBot import *

# EDIT THESE VALUES #####################

string="string"
fontUwant="Your Variable Font"
textsize=1000

fps=60
speed=60
# fps/speed=duration of one loop in seconds

framewidth=1080
frameheight=1080

layers=8

loops=1

#########################################

axis1=list(listFontVariations(fontUwant).items())[0][0]
axis1min=list(listFontVariations(fontUwant).items())[0][1]["minValue"]
axis1max=list(listFontVariations(fontUwant).items())[0][1]["maxValue"]
axis1range=axis1max-axis1min
textPosX=framewidth/2
textPosY=frameheight/2-textsize/3
    
def draw(loopframe, astart):
    
    # draw background
    newPage(framewidth, frameheight)
    frameDuration(1/fps)
    cmykFill(.01, .02, 0, .95) 
    rect(0, 0, framewidth, frameheight)
    
    # set main text properties
    blendMode("overlay")
    cmykFill(0, .2, .1, 0)
    font(fontUwant)
    fontSize(textsize)
    for l in range(layers):
        frameshift = l * fps/layers
        a = QuinticEaseInOut(start=astart, end=axis1max-l*((axis1max-axis1min)/(layers-1)), duration=speed)
        args1 = {axis1 : a.ease(loopframe)}
        fontVariations(**args1)
        text(string, (textPosX, textPosY), align="center")



def pause(length, currstart):
    for z in range(length):
        draw(a1, currstart)

    
for k in range(loops):
    for a1 in range(speed):
        draw(a1, axis1min)
    for a1 in reversed(range(speed)):
        draw(a1, axis1max)
    pause(10, axis1max)
    for a1 in range(speed):
        draw(a1, axis1max)
    for a1 in reversed(range(speed)):
        draw(a1, axis1min)
    pause(10, axis1min)

        
saveImage("~/Desktop/" + string + ".mp4")